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| 1696 | Education Great Britain Walpole, Robert |  |
| Cambridge Walpole matriculates at King's College, Cambridge |
| 1781 | Education Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| Eton Enters Eton |
| 1786 | Education Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| Angers Enters School of Equitation, Angers , Anjou |
| 1824 | Birbeck College Great Britain Birbeck, George | |
| Birbeck Founds the London Mechanics Institute which later becomes Birbeck College |
| 1841 | Death Great Britain Birbeck, George | |
| 12th Jan London Death of George Birbeck |
| 1877 | Education Great Britain George V | |
| Joins the Britannia as a naval cadet |
| 1906 | Education Great Britain Attlee, Clement Richard | |
| Called to the bar by the Inner Temple |
| 1907 | Education Great Britain Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| Sandhurst Enters Sandhurst |
| 1908 | Minister of Education Great Britain Runciman, Walter | |
| Appointed Minister of Education |
| 1909 | Education Great Britain George VI | |
| Osbourne Enters the Royal Naval College |
| 1912 | Education Great Britain George VI | |
| Dartmouth Passes out from Dartmouth |
| 1918 | Education Great Britain George VI | |
| Boulogne Receives training in flying, an Avro biplane, & earns his wings |
| 1919 | Education Great Britain George VI | |
| Oct Cambridge Enters Cambridge as a freshman, Trinity College |
| 1930 | Education Great Britain Philip | |
| Sep Cheam Attends Cheam School |
| 1933 | Education Great Britain Crawford, Marion | |
| Given the responsibility of tutoring Elizabeth II |
| 1933 | Education Great Britain Philip | |
| Sep Salem Attends Kurt Hahn's school at Salem in Germany |
| 1941 | Minister of Education Great Britain Butler, Richard Austen | |
| Appointed Minister of Education |
| 1945 | Education Great Britain Lennon, John Winston | |
| Sep Liverpool John Lennon starts at Doverdale Primary School |
| 1950 | Education Great Britain Major, John Roy | |
| Cheam Enters Cheam Common Junior School |
| 1952 | Education Great Britain Lennon, John Winston | |
| Sep Liverpool John Lennon starts at Liverpool College of Art where he meets Cynthia Powell, his future wife, & Stuart Sutcliffe |
| Sep Liverpool John Lennon starts at Quarry Bank High School |
| 1952 | Education Great Britain Powell, Cynthia | |
| Sep Liverpool John Lennon starts at Liverpool College of Art where he meets Cynthia Powell, his future wife, & Stuart Sutcliffe |
| 1952 | Education Great Britain Sutcliffe, Stuart | |
| Sep Liverpool John Lennon starts at Liverpool College of Art where he meets Cynthia Powell, his future wife, & Stuart Sutcliffe |
| 1954 | Education Great Britain Major, John Roy | |
| Merton Enters Rutlish Grammar School |
| 1955 | Education Great Britain Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Durham Attends Western Hill pre-pre school |
| 1960 | Education Great Britain Lennon, John Winston | |
| July Liverpool John Lennon leaves Liverpool College of Art |
| 1961 | Education Great Britain Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Durham Attends Chorister School |
| 1964 | Education Great Britain Dury, Ian | |
| Dury wins a place at the Royal College of Art where he is taught by the eminent British artist Peter Blake |
| 1966 | Education Great Britain Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Edinburgh Attends Fettes College |
| 1967 | Education Great Britain Charles | |
| Cambridge Traditionally, the heir to the throne would go straight into the military after finishing school, however, in a break with tradition, Charles attends university at Trinity College, Cambridge |
| 1970 | Education Great Britain Charles | |
| Aberystwyth Attends the Old College, part of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he studies the Welsh language and Welsh History |
| 23rd June Cambridge Charles studies history, earning a 2:2 (lower second class) Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree making him the third member of the Royal Family to earn a university degree |
| 1970 | Secretary of Education Great Britain Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 20th June Appointed Secretary for Education & Science, attains Cabinet rank for the first time |
| 1972 | Education Great Britain Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Oxford Reads law at St John's College |
| 1972 | Education Great Britain Brown, Gordon | |
| Edinburgh MA Edinburgh University |
| 1973 | Education Great Britain Strummer, Joe | |
| Newport Moves to Newport, Wales to attend the Newport College of Art, but soon drops out but while there, he joins up with some friends to form a band called The Vultures |
| 1974 | Minister of Education Great Britain Prentice, Reginald | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for Education & Science |
| 1974 | Minister of Education Great Britain Williams, Shirley | |
| London Appointed Minister for Education |
| 1975 | Education Great Britain Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Oxford Graduates with an Upper Second degree in law |
| Oct Begins 1 yr Bar course at Lincoln's Inn |
| 1975 | Education Great Britain Charles | |
| As per Cambridge tradition, the Prince is awarded a Master's degree, entitling him to use the postnominal MA (Cantab.) |
| 1976 | Minister of Education Great Britain Williams, Shirley | |
| 10th Sep Appointed Secretary of State for Education & Science |
| 1979 | Minister of Education Great Britain Carlisle, Mark | |
| Appointed Minister for Education |
| 1982 | Education Great Britain Brown, Gordon | |
| Edinburgh PhD Edinburgh University |
| 1985 | Minister of Education Great Britain Crosland, Charles Anthony Raven | |
| Appointed Minister of Education |
| 1990 | Minister of Education Great Britain Clarke, Kenneth | |
| Appointed Minister of Education & Science |
| 30th Nov Appointed Minister of Education & Science |
| 1992 | Minister of Education Great Britain Patten, John | |
| 11th April Appointed Minister of Employment |
| 1997 | Minister of Education Great Britain Blunkett, David | |
| Appointed Minister of Education & Employment |
| 1999 | Minister of Education Great Britain Jowell, Tessa | |
| Appointed Minister of Education & Employment |
| 2001 | Minister of Education Great Britain Morris, Estelle | |
| Appointed Minister for Education |
| 2002 | Secretary of Education Great Britain Clarke, Charles | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for Education and Skills |
